Pearson VUE & HCLTech begin strategic partnership to expand professional certifications across I...

• 08 Jan 2025
• TM Team
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Pearson VUE, the global leader in computer-based certification and licensure exam delivery, and HCLTech, a leading global technology company, have announced a strategic partnership to expand the distribution of certification products throughout India.

Through this collaboration, Pearson VUE will provide HCLTech with a host of certification programs for educational institutions and enterprises, developed to address the global shortfall in IT and other critical skills. Additionally, new certifications will be released to meet the dynamic demands of industry and institutions.

The certifications HCLTech will offer include:

• Generative AI Foundations
• Information Technology Specialist
• Professional Communication
• PMI Project Management Ready
• Adobe Certified Professional
• Entrepreneurship and Small Business
• Hospitality and Culinary Arts Careers

"We are confident that HCLTech’s expertise and experience will help us further extend our world-class certifications into educational institutions, reaching more aspiring candidates in India, supporting their academic and professional success,” said Dr. Gary Gates, Managing Director, Pearson VUE. “Through this partnership, HCLTech will assist us in equipping candidates with IT and Critical Career Skills certifications, demonstrating that they’ve gained valuable employability skills that have been validated through certification."

"HCLTech’s talent mobility platform Career Shaper has been approved by the National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET), the regulatory body in India for vocational education, training, and skilling ecosystem, and our partnership with Pearson VUE will accelerate our common goal for powering the education industry. Through our extensive presence in India and global focus on education, we have the capability to provide value-added services by combining Pearson VUE certifications with industry skilling programs to assist candidates in becoming business-ready,” said Srimathi Shivashankar, CVP and Global Head of HCLTech’s EdTech business.

This collaboration further enhances the strategic relationship between Pearson VUE and HCLTech, which has already seen the two parties establish 11 advanced test centers in India that provide Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) test-takers with a high level of security and a standardized testing environment.